

Writer on the Side
Hassan Osman
Most employees want to write a book but don’t have the time to write or don’t know where to start. This podcast will show you how to get your nonfiction book published while working a full-time job. You'll also get simple tips about launching and marketing your book.
Episodes
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Sep 15, 2021 • 58min
079 Daniel hit $40,000 in 16 Days from his First Book
Repeat episode: Daniel Vassallo co-authored a book called “The Good Parts of AWS,” and made over $40K in sales in the first couple of weeks. In this episode, he breaks down all the details about the marketing & pricing strategies that he followed.

Sep 1, 2021 • 16min
078 Creating Microcontent while Writing a Book in Public
Here’s an example of how to market your book as you write it. You’ll also save time in creating microcontent for social media.

Aug 18, 2021 • 39min
077 NFTs for Authors: How a Book NFT can Make More Money for Authors
A repeat episode highlighting an example of how NFTs, or Non-fungible Tokens, can be used in book launches to make over $50,000 in additional revenue on launch day.

Aug 4, 2021 • 20min
076 Sharing a Little Secret About Writing Children's Books
I secretly published a couple of children’s books, and my daughter just found out about them. Here’s the backstory of the Lima and Ina book series (and the Mason Nassah name).

Jul 21, 2021 • 50min
075 How to Sell More Books Using Amazon Ads with Michal Stawicki
Here’s why Amazon advertising is great way to increase sales of your books, and how to run a successful Amazon Ad campaign.

Jul 7, 2021 • 9min
074 Four Reasons Why Every Employee Should Write a Nonfiction Book
Writing a book on the side will help you establish yourself as an expert, make some money, learn new skills, and get exposure to exciting opportunities.

Jun 23, 2021 • 30min
073 Terry Schmidt on Publishing the Second Edition of His Book
A few lessons from Terry about publishing the second edition of his book, “Strategic Project Management Made Simple,” and some great advice about how to write and market your own book.

Jun 9, 2021 • 37min
072 How to Rank on Amazon for Specific Keywords
Here's how to use keyword research on Amazon for validating book ideas, marketing your book, and increasing your book ranking. This is a repeat episode with Dave Chesson, the guy behind Kindlepreneur, a website devoted to teaching authors about book marketing and the digital world.

May 26, 2021 • 25min
071 How to Get Amazon Book Reviews (Part 2 of 2)
7 things you should know that will help you get book reviews on Amazon without breaking the rules (this episode is part 2 of 2)

May 12, 2021 • 17min
070 How to Get Amazon Book Reviews (Part 1 of 2)
5 mindset shifts and strategies that help you get book reviews on Amazon without breaking the rules (this episode is part 1 of 2)